National Republican., 1887-12-29
cake and seemed to be well satisfied, one

al d Seaton Dyson. They put up a iauItless
drill, the silent manual being especially
fipe, and the eflorte were greeted with yels
apd cat calls Of the most appalling kind
Mrs. Cleveland and DR.. Ward paid the
cloeest attention 10 the youngsters' move
ments, and applauded very vigorously
when the drill was ended. Mr.. Hubbard
i. Smith then sang a nursery burlesque,
and In the course Of which he Rugged aud
hushed doll In manner that efIectually
belied all attempts to prove the singer.
At $40 Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by
DR.. Ward, and still escorted by the com
missioner, left the hall and went home
Then Mr.. Zerea, OF the "Wonderland," gave
very fine sleight Of hand and ventriloquial
entertainment. Articles were lost and
found in 4 most mysterious manner, amid
shouts from the audience that the had N
up his sleeve" and such like cries. His
card handling was remarkably good, and
the way In which he produced cards, eggs,
and handkerchieis from various portions OF
an astonished boys anatomy brought forth
shrieks Of delight from the multitude. His
ventriloquism was OF an especially high Or
der, and was duly appreciated.
It was after o'clock when Santa Claus
(Hubbard L. Smith), amid burst OF music
and the sound OF sleigh belle, bounded into
the room. While the children whooped he
proceeded down the center Of the hall,
stopping occasionally to shake hands with
some Of the boys and to kiss one pretty
little girl. One wee little tot "E,
picked up In his fur covered arms
and carried around for awhile and then
placed tack In her seat. Then the old
fellow read short poem IN negro dialect
on Santa Claus, and Immediately after an
A stampede toward the platform was
started, but Lieut. An,iss and his men
stopped 1t, and the little ones went up IN
squads OF dozen or more, commencing
with those nearest the platform. Dolls,
handkerchlefs, knives, tops, mittens, stock.
| iDgs, gloves, horns, Christmas cards, and
candy, with an occasional baby carriage or
a sled, were given to 200 children, while the
| remainder Of the crowd had to content
themselves with cards only, for there was
| a surplus of them. The candy was handed
out by Miss Mollie Villas and the cards
were bestowed by Miss Pauline Whitney. :
Efficient aid was given the committees by
Capt. j. f. Oyster, of the Rifles, and BY
| Capt. Manson, Sergeants Magruder aud
BloIs, and Privates Brown, Boyer, Burkart.
Simms, Conger, Mitchell, Field, and
BY 5 o'clock the last boy and girl had left
| the ball, while the section OF the Marine
band up in the gallery, led by Mr.. Petrola,
| played the Boulanger March.
| The ladies and gentlemen then proceeded
to strip the beautifully decorated Christ
mas tree, the work OF Mr.. ". F. Rogers.
and half an hour later there was nothing
left in the hall to show that the hearts OF
900 children had been made lighter and
their stomaehs heavier by the timely
generosity OF those who have enough and
to spare.
The committees were as follows:
| Dinner-Mrs. j. M. Brown, Mrs. F. M
/ Rar L NO
Mrs. W.. Brough, Mrs. Van Reypen, and
Amusementsl~Mrs. j. f. Coyle, Mrs
Woodruff, Mrs. Symons, and Mrs. Adee.
Toys and glfts-Mrs. g. G. Willard, Mist
Douglass, and Mrs. d. W. Allen.
Tickets and inyitations-Mr A. B. Hag
ner, Mrs. Enoch Totten, and Miss Strong
Ways and means-Mrs. g. s. Noyes, Mrs
Judge Wilson, and Mrs. w: B. Webb.
THE EAST wAsHISGToN CLUB.
East Washington people never fail tc
make success OF anything they undertake
to do, and the reason for II is that they GO
at It with spirit meaning business. Any
body who was at Odd Fellows Hall, NAVY
Yard, yesterday afternoon would have been
satisfied this was the truth. 1t was the oc'
casion on which the Christmas Club OF tina
section was giving Its annual dinner to tn,
worthy children Of East Washington. A
$3.50 o'clock In the morning the Christina
tree committee appeared at the building anC
began their work of trimming the hug
cedar which was placed In the center Of th,
hall. The members Of this importan
branch Of the organization comprised tn
following ladies: Mrs. W. II. Stoutenburg
chairman; Misses Van Doren, Roy, Chester
Carrie McNeely, Nellie Boyden, Addi
Leiteh, Mamie Stoutenburgh, Geneviev
McNeely, Bessie Dillon, and Messrs. Dodg
and Ober.
While these were at work the member
of the table committee began their labora
setting up and decorating eight long tables
All the young misses who were to serve a
Mattresses were out in full force, and thei
white caps and aprons gave them nea
and pretty appearance. These youn
people did great work in arranging tn
flowers on the tables, covering boxes witt
moss and evergrceps, and adding here AM
their taste called for It, Messrs. A. L
Clark, Robt. Leitcb, Supt. A, T.. Stuar,
and others were ON hand to help out
When l2 o'clock arrived the hands OF tn
busy workers had everything IN apple pi
order. Messrs. G. Brewer, II. j. Pearce
and A. p, Clark, jr., IL charge OF carving
turkeys and meats down stairs in the cook
ing room, had also busted themselves, au
when the time for opening the doors cam
round they we're ready to meet every cal
upon them. The young guests in the near
while congregated at the Peabody an
Mccormick school buildings, and wer
brought from there In omnibuses and ex
press wagons. A large number OF them
concluding not to wait, walked to the hal
By 1890 O'clock the large room was full @
young people seated before the long table
: stretched the length OF the hall. On tn
stage was a section Of the Marine band
under charge Of Mr.. Zantleman. Befor
dinner was served, Mr.. Stuart called th
children to order and introduced Commis
sioner Webb, who made very happ
,, speech, seeming to please the hearers yer
much.
Rev. DR.. Chester followed with bles
ing. Mr.. Stuart then clapped his hant
. and said 'go It," The clattering of knive
OF mouths toldinstantly that the youngste
were going 1t inggood shape. All therhl
dren looked well, both In person and attir
and their conduct was most excellen
There were 700 provided for. What di
they eat is answered by stating that turke,
cold beef, roasted sweet potatoes, biscu
and butter, cold ham, pickles, coffee, cake
, cream. (The last named was generous
contributed by Mrs. O. G, Dulin and Mr.
Brown.) There was abundance Of every
thing, and enough was left to feed hui
dred more. After the dinner was over Il
, gifts on the tree were dis ributed. The di
ner proved q success, and everybody W
, congratulated.
The officers Of the general executive cor
mittee OF the club are Appleton z. Clar!
chairman; Robert Leitch, treasurer, and .
4. Stuart secretary. The committees
charge OF various branches of the wol
were os follows: Dinner--Mrs w.
Dodge, chairman, with Mrs. a. 2. Clar
Mrs. II. L. McCsuley. Mrs. L, 4. L. Spo
, ford, Mrs. Thomas W. Smith, Mrs L.
, Jones, Mrs. Ward Morgan, Mrs. G. A. Iii
, Ton, Mrs j. W. BabsoU, Mrs. +, A, Hilto
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